‘Fortnite: Battle Royale’ Just Made $318 Million in a Single Month

For a free game, “Fortnite: Battle Royale” is bringing in a ton of cash.

The wildly popular video game just raked in $318 million in May — setting a record for the biggest sales month ever for a free game, according to a report from SuperData Research on Tuesday. Yes, that makes it even bigger than the “Pokemon Go” mania of 2016, and also ran past the previous benchmark of $223.6 million, set by “Lineage M” last July.

Unless you’ve been in a coma the for the last year, you’ve probably at least heard about the “Fortnite” craze, or been swept up in it yourself. If you’re unfamiliar, the game pits 100 players against one another in a battle-to-the-death. Players can play solo, or team up in pairs or teams to try and navigate to the “eye of the storm” — a shrinking landscape that forces players to fight, rather than hide. You can play it on several platforms, including Xbox, Playstation, Mac, PC, and iOS.

And while the game is “free,” players are paying up to buy “V-Bucks,” the game’s virtual currency, to grab special weapons and outfits for their digital avatars. With a network of more than 40 million players — including Drake and NBA star Paul George — that adds up.

Since launching “Battle Royale” less than a year ago, the game has made $1.2 billion in revenue. But there are also signs “Fortnite” might be plateauing, at least a bit, with its revenue growth slowing to 7.6 percent month-over-month in May, compared to 32 percent in April. Epic Games, the company behind “Fortnite,” is rushing to release the Android version of the game this summer to capitalize on its immense popularity.

The U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Thursday released more than 3,500 advertisements and posts spread by Russian trolls before and after the 2016 U.S. election. Below is a look at 10 of the most shocking examples that stood out from Congress's reveal.

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Many posts pushed the narrative that Hillary Clinton would confiscate guns if she were elected President.

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This graphic meme painted cops as KKK members attacking a young black child.

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Only "sissies" and other undesirables wouldn't support Donald Trump, many of the memes said.

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President Obama was a "pawn" and "traitor" in the hands of "Arabian Sheikhs," said one 2016 ad.

Russian trolls also used Instagram to spread sponsored political memes.

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The "Blacktivist" page routinely shared memes on Colin Kaepernick and other football players kneeling during the national anthem.

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"Heart of Texas" routinely posted on "Killary Rotten Clinton," and threatened to secede from the union if she won the election.

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The "Being Patriotic" page labeled ex-cons as "Obama voters."

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Congress just released 3,500 posts touching on a myriad of topics

The U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Thursday released more than 3,500 advertisements and posts spread by Russian trolls before and after the 2016 U.S. election. Below is a look at 10 of the most shocking examples that stood out from Congress's reveal.